Ash riddler



ASH RIDDLER Filed Sept. 24 1930 Ill lllu H L Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES BEN AMIN r. ENGLAR, or BALTIMORE; 'mszr n ASH RIDDLER Application filed September 24, 1930. Serial No. 484,056.

This invention relates to improvements in ash sifters and the like and has for its object to provide an ash sifter embracing a swinging basket mounted within a closed cylinder, and means for operating the basket from the outside of said cylinder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device so constructed that it may be seated upon the top of an ash can to prevent the dust from emitting from the can.

With the above and such other objects in View as may hereinafter more fully appear, I have invented the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof; and

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 3.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following specification, and in the several views in the drawings, in which 1 indicates an ash sifter or the like, comprising an outer cylinder 2, terminating at its lower ends in relatively wide annular flange 3, adapted to seat upon the top L of an ash can 5. Mounted within the lower end of the cylinder 2, is another cylinder 6, the lower end 7 of which projects below the flange 3, and into the mouth of the ash can 5. Mounted within the cylinder 2, is a third cylinder 8, of smaller diameter than the cylinders 2 and 6, and seated upon the annular inturned flange 9. Aspacer ring 10 spaces the upper ends 11 and 12 of the cylinders 2 and 8. Removably seated within the cylinder 8'is a wire mesh basket 13, having a metal rim 1%, surrounding its mouth end and to which rim is attached a handle 15.

The basket 13 is provided with a bottom 16, and the mesh of said bottom and walls of the dust from the ashes and retain the unburned coal. The hood 17 is provided in the side of the cylinder 2, which alines with the aperture 18 in the basket 13, through which apertures a poker or shaker 19 is projected and the hooked end 20 thereof is adapted to engage the loop 21, provided internally of the basket 13, adjacent its lower end. The said poker 19 is provided with a hand hold 22, by means of which the basket 13- may be reciprocated upon the flange 9, to shake the ashes from the basket and through the cylinder 7 into the can 5. The segment top 23, is fixed to the cylinder 2 by means of a hook 24 and to said segment 13 is hinged a top 25 whereby the cylinder 8 may be closed after the basket 13 has been seated therein, and filled with ashes to be sifted. After the ashes have been sifted'the member 19 is removed after which the basket may be lifted from the cylinder 18 by means of said handle 15.

Having described my invention that which I claim to be new, and desire to procure by Letters Patent is: p

1. An ash sifter comprising a cylinder terminating in, an annular flange and a wire basket movably mounted within said cylinder, and another cylinder mounted within the first cylinder and projecting below said flange, said lastcylinder having an inturned upper flange upon which the basket is adapted to seat.

2. An ash sifter comprising a cylinder terminating in an annular flange and a Wire basket movably mounted within said cylinder, another cylinder mounted within the first cylinder and projecting below said flange, said last cylinder having an inturned upper flange upon which the basket is adapted to seat, and a lever having means engaging said basket to rotate the same.

3. An ash sifter comprising a cylinder terminating in an annular flange, a wire basket movably mounted within said cylinder, another cylinder mounted within the first cylinder and projecting below said flange, said last cylinder having an inturned upper flange upon which the basket is adapted to seat, and a lever-having means engaging said basket to rotate the same, said first cylinder having a horizontal slot through Which the lever pro- 'ects.

1 4;. The device as claimed in claim 3, said basket having a loop for engaging the hooked end of said lever.

5. The device as claimed in claim 3, said basket having a loop for engaging the hooked end of said lever, said basket having an aperture in alinement with said aperture through which said lever is adapted to be projected.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BENJAMIN F. ENGLAR. 

